Case Study: Madrona Specialty Foods achieves streamlined operations and increased visibility with Aptean Food & Beverage ERP (JustFood Edition)

Madrona Specialty Foods Streamlines Processes and Increases Visibility with Aptean Food & Beverage ERP

Madrona Specialty Foods (La Panzanella), a family-run Seattle producer of artisanal crackers and cookies with two production plants, faced fragmented operations and limited food-specific functionality across multiple independent systems. That fragmentation made lot coding, expiration tracking, quality control and cross-department visibility manual and error-prone, hindering growth and decision-making.

In 2017 Madrona implemented Aptean Food & Beverage ERP JustFood Edition and went live in six months, consolidating finance, quality, warehouse, sales and manufacturing into one platform. The ERP improved lot-code and expiration tracking (FEFO), added mobile production scheduling and real-time warehouse management, reduced data errors and boosted transparency—enabling more accurate costing, better inventory control and faster, more informed decisions.

Madrona Specialty Foods

Chris Perrott

Supply Chain Director